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FSM 2026: Looking Beyond Price When Deciding What’s Worth the Investment

At Food Service Management Summit 2026, food service leaders took on a seemingly simple question: What is worth the investment?…

Beyond Sustainability: Building Hotel Brand Value Through Conservation

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Stop Chasing Cultural Relevance. Start Creating It.

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The Independent Advantage: Creative Capital, Partnerships and New Ways to Make Hotels Pencil

Independent hotels face many of the same financial and operating pressures as their branded counterparts, often without the scale, infrastructure…

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Recent News

Hypersign.com Launches In-Room Guest Engagement Platform

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Hypersign.com has launched InRoom Guest, a guest engagement platform designed to help hotels and resorts tailor in-room TV content around the reason

Hunter Advisors Closes 21 Hotel Transactions in Third Quarter

ATLANTA — Hunter Advisors closed 21 hotel transactions across 12 states during the third quarter of 2026, bringing its year-to-date total to 71 closings representing

The Hari Hong Kong Joins IHG’s Vignette Collection

HONG KONG — The Hari Hong Kong has joined IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Vignette Collection, bringing the 210-room independent luxury hotel into IHG’s distribution network

The Stelle Plans Summer 2027 Opening Near Deer Valley East

PARK CITY, Utah — The Stelle, an 84-room luxury boutique hotel, is scheduled to open in summer 2027 near Deer Valley East in Park City.

Hotel Indigo Raleigh Opens Following $36M Renovation

RALEIGH, N.C. — Hotel Indigo Raleigh has opened following a $36 million renovation of a downtown landmark, bringing the IHG Hotels & Resorts boutique brand

Operations

AI Food-Waste Technology Gains Traction With Hotel Operators

ZURICH — Swiss food-tech company KITRO is seeing increased demand

Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel Introduces a New Executive Chef and New Dining Concepts

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — Omni Fort Lauderdale Hotel is gearing

Temecula Creek Inn Announces Multimillion-Dollar Room Renovation

TEMECULA, CA — Temecula Creek Inn has announced in a

Catawba Nation, Partners Celebrate Construction Milestone with Topping Off of $1 Billion Catawba Two Kings Casino

KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC — The Catawba Nation and its partners

Peachtree Group Expands Management Portfolio with Six New Properties

ATLANTA, GA — Peachtree Group‘s hospitality management division has added

Ownership

Oasis Commons Acquires Embassy Suites by Hilton Piscataway Somerset

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Oasis Commons LLC has acquired the 220-room

HotelBrokerOne Brokers Sale of Hampton Inn in Stroud, Okla.

STROUD, Okla. — The Hampton Inn & Suites in Stroud

Westin San Antonio North Sold; LBA Assumes Management

SAN ANTONIO — Amethyst Hospitality Group LP has acquired the

Motel 6 Kansas City International Airport Sold, Planned for Repositioning

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 82-room Motel 6 near Kansas

SAI Hospitality Acquires Courtyard by Marriott Oklahoma City Airport

OKLAHOMA CITY — Sai Hospitality has acquired the 149-room Courtyard

Brands

Baoase Rebrands as Baoase Curaçao and Plans 14 New Accommodations

WILLEMSTAD, Curaçao — Baoase will add 14 private plunge-pool suites,

Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico Names New Managing Director, Sales Leader

RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO — Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto

NewcrestImage Acquires Graduate by Hilton in Tempe

TEMPE, ARIZ. — Dallas-based NewcrestImage has acquired Graduate by Hilton

Homewood Suites by Hilton Surrey officially opens in Health and Technology District

SURREY, B.C. — The City Centre 4 building in Surrey,

Tru by Hilton Opens First Honduras Hotel

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Tempo by Hilton Savannah Historic District has

Design

How Quiet is No Longer a Luxury Reserved Just for the Elite

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BITAC Purchasing & Design: Where Design Trends Meet High-Level Sustainability Strategy

Savannah, Ga. — Sustainability in hotel design can be easy

BITAC Purchasing & Design: Overcoming Supply Chain, Shipping and Warehousing Delays

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Supply chain disruptions have become a lasting

UNFRAMED, Autograph Collection Debuts as a Design-Forward Retreat in the Cultural Heart of Miami Beach This April

Poised to redefine the South Beach hospitality scene, UNFRAMED, Autograph

The Stoneleigh to Debut Multi-Million-Dollar Transformation in Spring 2026

DALLAS, TX — Brookfield Properties has announced in a press

Technology

Building AI Tools That Hotel Teams Actually Use

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Hypersign.com Launches In-Room Guest Engagement Platform

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Hypersign.com has launched InRoom Guest, a guest

Electric Mirror to Host Free Webinar on Materials and Yield

Electric Mirror will host a free virtual masterclass, “How to

AI Food-Waste Technology Gains Traction With Hotel Operators

ZURICH — Swiss food-tech company KITRO is seeing increased demand

BITAC Luxury 2026: Leveraging AI to Elevate Luxury Brand Performance

From the Hotel Interactive Newsroom When Aimee Marling asked the

Personnel

AC Hotel Beverly Hills Names Kevin Briggs General Manager

Kevin Briggs BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — AC Hotel Beverly Hills

The Society Names Sandy Lu Design Director

SEATTLE — The Society, an interiors-led hospitality design collective, has

Stockdale Capital Partners Launches Credit Platform, Names Maki SVP

LOS ANGELES — Stockdale Capital Partners has launched a real

Hyatt Regency Grand Reserve Puerto Rico Adds Culinary Leadership

Jorge Petterson RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Hyatt Regency Grand

Highgate Names Erica Doyne Chief Marketing Officer

NEW YORK — Highgate has named Erica Doyne to the